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Biography of Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia 1490-1568

Paternal Family Tree: Hohenzollern

Maternal Family Tree: Anna Schaunberg 1370-1396

Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia was created I Duke Prussia. Anna Maria Guelph Duchess Prussia by marriage Duchess Prussia.

On 14th February 1479 [his father] Frederick Hohenzollern I Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach (age 18) and [his mother] Sophia Jagiellon Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach (age 14) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Albert "Achilles" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg (age 64). They were second cousin twice removed.

On 17th May 1490 Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia was born to [his father] Frederick Hohenzollern I Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach (age 30) and [his mother] Sophia Jagiellon Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach (age 26).

On 5th October 1512 [his mother] Sophia Jagiellon Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach (age 48) died.

In 1526 Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia (age 35) and Dorothea Oldenburg (age 21) were married. She the daughter of King Frederick I of Denmark (age 54) and Anna of Brandenburg. He the son of Frederick Hohenzollern I Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach (age 65) and Sophia Jagiellon Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach. They were half first cousin once removed.

On 11th June 1527 [his daughter] Anna Sophia Hohenzollern was born to Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia (age 37) and [his wife] Dorothea Oldenburg (age 22). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.98%. She married 24th February 1555 her second cousin Duke John Albert I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, son of Albrecht VII Duke Mecklenburg and Anna Hohenzollern Duchess Mecklenburg, and had issue.

1528. Lucas Cranach "The Elder" (age 56). Portrait of Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia (age 37).

On 24th February 1528 [his daughter] Katharina Hohenzollern was born to Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia (age 37) and [his wife] Dorothea Oldenburg (age 23). She died the same day. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.98%.

On 5th December 1529 [his son] Frederick Albert Hohenzollern was born to Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia (age 39) and [his wife] Dorothea Oldenburg (age 25). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.98%. He died aged less than one years old.

On 1st January 1530 [his son] Frederick Albert Hohenzollern died.

On 8th April 1531 [his daughter] Lucia Dorothea Hohenzollern was born to Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia (age 40) and [his wife] Dorothea Oldenburg (age 26). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.98%. She died aged less than one years old.

On 1st February 1532 [his daughter] Lucia Dorothea Hohenzollern died.

On 10th April 1533 [his father-in-law] King Frederick I of Denmark (age 61) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Christian (age 29) succeeded III King of Denmark.

On 4th April 1536 [his father] Frederick Hohenzollern I Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach (age 75) died.

On 3rd February 1537 [his daughter] Lucia Hohenzollern was born to Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia (age 46) and [his wife] Dorothea Oldenburg (age 32). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.98%. She died aged two in 1539.

In March 1539 [his son] Albert Hohenzollern was born to Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia (age 48) and [his wife] Dorothea Oldenburg (age 34). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.98%. He died aged less than one years old.

In March 1539 [his son] Albert Hohenzollern died.

In May 1539 [his daughter] Lucia Hohenzollern (age 2) died.

On 11th April 1547 [his wife] Dorothea Oldenburg (age 42) died.

In 1550 Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia (age 59) and Anna Maria Guelph Duchess Prussia (age 17) were married. The difference in their ages was 41 years. She the daughter of Eric "The Elder" Guelph I Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg. He the son of Frederick Hohenzollern I Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach and Sophia Jagiellon Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach. They were fifth cousins.

On 20th May 1551 [his daughter] Elisabeth Hohenzollern was born to Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia (age 61) and [his wife] Anna Maria Guelph Duchess Prussia (age 19).

On 7th May 1553 [his son] Albert Frederick Hohenzollern Duke Prussia was born to Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia (age 62) and [his wife] Anna Maria Guelph Duchess Prussia (age 21). He married 1573 his second cousin once removed , daughter of and Maria Habsburg Spain Duchess Cleves, and had issue.

On 24th February 1555 [his son-in-law] Duke John Albert I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (age 29) and [his daughter] Anna Sophia Hohenzollern (age 27) were married. She the daughter of Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia (age 64) and [his former wife] Dorothea Oldenburg. They were second cousins.

On 20th March 1568 [his wife] Anna Maria Guelph Duchess Prussia (age 35) died.

On 20th March 1568 Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia (age 77) died. His son Albert (age 14) succeeded Duke Prussia.

Royal Ancestors of Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia 1490-1568

Kings Wessex: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 10 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 18 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia 1490-1568
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

John George Wettin Elector Saxony [1]

Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg [1]

Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [1]

Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [2]

Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain [1]

Frederick I King Sweden [3]

Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor [1]

Sophia Louise Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Prussia [1]

Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor [1]

Adolph Frederick King Sweden [1]

King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [2]

William Elector of Hesse [3]

Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [1]

Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [2]

Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [3]

Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [2]

Frederick William III King Prussia [1]

Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [2]

Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina [2]

King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark [3]

Frederick William IV King Prussia [2]

William I King Prussia [2]

Frederick VII King of Denmark [5]

Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [6]

King Christian IX of Denmark [3]

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [4]

Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway [5]

Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [11]

King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [11]

Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain [3]

Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England [6]

Frederick Charles I King Finland [6]

Constantine I King Greece [3]

Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [8]

Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain [14]

Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden [17]

Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark [13]

Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [20]

Carl XVI King Sweden [27]

Ancestors of Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia 1490-1568

Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gediminas Grand Duke of Lithuania

Great x 2 Grandfather: Algirdas Grand Duke of Lithuania

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jewna Lithuania

Great x 1 Grandfather: Władysław II Jagiełło

Great x 3 Grandfather: Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver

Great x 2 Grandmother: Uliana of Tver

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anastasia of Halych

GrandFather: Casimir IV King Poland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Father of Andrew Olshansky

Great x 2 Grandfather: Andrew Olshansky

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mother of Andrew Olshansky

Great x 1 Grandmother: Sophia of Halshany

Great x 3 Grandfather: Dmitry of Druck

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alexandra Drucka

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mother of Alexandra Drucka

Mother: Sophia Jagiellon Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg II Duke Austria

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert "With the Pigtail" Habsburg III Duke Austria

Great x 4 Grandmother: Johanna Pfirt Duchess Austria

Great x 2 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg IV Duke Austria

Great x 1 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg V Duke Austria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Hainault Holy Roman Empress 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joanna Sophia Wittelsbach Duchess Austria 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Silesia

GrandMother: Elisabeth Habsburg Queen Consort Poland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John I of Bohemia 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg 7 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia

Great x 2 Grandfather: Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund 8 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bogislaw V Duke of Pomerania

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Luxemburg Duchess Austria 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hermann II Count of Celje

Great x 2 Grandmother: Barbara of Cilli Holy Roman Empress

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry VII Count of Schaunberg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Schaunberg